Chatham Arts Council

We nurture creative thinkers

  • Arts Calendar
  • About
    • Our Who, What, Why, and How
    • Our Past
    • Our Friends
    • Our Press
    • Our Contact Info
    • Employment
  • Resilient Kids
    • Artists-in-Schools Initiative
      • Announcing the 2026-2027 Artists-in-Schools Season
      • Artists-in-Schools 2026-27 Schedule
    • ClydeFEST
      • Celebrating Clyde Jones
      • ClydeFEST 2025 was a Joy!
      • ClydeFEST Sponsor Benefits
  • Vibrant Communities
    • Creative Placemaking
      • Farm to Story
      • The Community Indigo Quilting Project
      • Robeson Creek Greenway
    • Grantmaking and Commissions
      • Grassroots Arts Grants (Closed for 2026-27)
      • Artist Support Grants (Closed for 2026-27)
      • Emerging Artist Grants (Will open Oct 2026)
      • Arts + Equity Initiative Artists :: 2024-25 Season
    • Meet This Artist
    • Arts Directory
  • GIVE
    • Individuals & Families
    • Businesses & Groups
    • Who Values Arts

Search Chatham Arts Council

June 30, 2023

Meet This Artist: Lea Ciceraro, Photographer

Black and white photo of woman lying down with her eyes closed and one arm over her head. Encaustic pastels surround her.

Photographer Lea Ciceraro, with her cascade of curly hair and her meaning-full tattoos, nestles onto a plush couch. Lea delves into her life, artistic process, and love for encaustic photography.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Encaustics, Lea Ciceraro, Meet This Artist, Photography

October 28, 2020

Meet These Artists: Author Dolly Sickles and her son, Peyton, a photographer 

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: author, Chatham County, Creative Process, NCArts Incubator, photographer, Photography, Writing, writing process

May 17, 2016

Natural Chatham Releases Inner Artist

The Carolina blue sky was dotted with white as the clouds swirled and shifted, shaped and morphed. It was a perfect day to take in the natural beauty of Chatham County. There was time to explore and opportunities not to be missed so we headed out to indulge our adventurous natures. “Oh! Turn there, turn there,” I… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings | Tagged With: Advocacy, Arts education, Bynum, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, dance, Literary Arts, Music, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

June 17, 2015

Go See This: The Hispanic Liaison’s Community Photo Project / Vaya Ver Esto: El Vinculo Hispano

Este es un artículo en inglés y español. Por favor busque abajo para la versión en español. This is a dual-language article.  For the Spanish version, please scroll down.   The only constant is change. About 20 years ago, people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico made big changes to come to Chatham… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: dual language, El Vinculo Hispano, Hispanic Liaison, Lee Moody, Photography, Rachel Cone, Siler City

June 6, 2012

Presenting a Picture Perfect Pollinator’s Paradise

In the springtime, joyous spring- time, When the birds begin to sing, And we hear the murmuring brook- lets, Then the bees are on the wing. When the long, cold days are over Bees are out to sip the dew And the nectar from the clover, Buttercups and daisies blue __Nettie Squire Sutton. Photos by… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Community, Environment, gardens, Photography, Sustainability

May 9, 2012

What an awe inspiring year for the arts at Northwood High School!

Sounds like an energized year for the arts at Northwood High School for 2011-2012. Not only was Northwood High School Senior, Kristen Hutchinson awarded second place for her artwork during the Congressional Art Awards Competition, but will have her work displayed in the Congressional Office in Washington, D.C. The award was presented to Kristen by… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, County Happenings | Tagged With: awards, dance, performance, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Become a Member

Help us invest in artists and educate kids through the arts in Chatham County. Will you renew your membership or join us for the first time today?

Join Now →


PO Box 418
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-0394
Email Us

 

Subscribe to Our E-News

Proud member of Arts NC and Designated County Partner to the NC Arts Council
Copyright © 2026 Chatham Arts Council • Website by Tomatillo Design